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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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